Sunday, December 22, 2013

Universities Standing Strong For Academic Freedom and Against Bigotry

 Thanks to Avi Mayer, whose Tumblr account is keeping a running list of institutions condemning the  ASA boycott of Israeli academic institutions.

Universities Standing Strong For Academic Freedom and Against Bigotry (running list)


The following is a list of institutions whose presidents or chancellors have publicly rejected the academic boycott of Israel in recent days. The Executive Committee of the Association of American Universities, which represents 62 top institutions in the U.S. and Canada, has also expressed its strong opposition to the boycott, as has the American Association of University Professors, which counts more than 48,000 members.
(Updated 3:27 p.m. EST, 12/28. Current tally: 78)
In addition, the following institutions’ American Studies programs have withdrawn their membership in the American Studies Association (ASA) following last week’s boycott vote:
Furthermore, the following institutions have flatly denied being institutional members of the ASA, though the organization lists them as such:
Keep checking here - as the list is updated frequently

3 comments:

Gary Fouse said...

Add University of Chicago.

http://garyfouse.blogspot.com/2013/12/university-of-chicago-rejects-asa-call.html

Dusty said...

Updated. Thanks, Gary

Dusty said...

Eight more university and college presidents have rejected the boycott of #Israel, bringing the tally to 42! http://bit.ly/19GS5xM